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What books did you all get for Christmas?

35 replies

FiveGoMadInDorset · 26/12/2008 09:50

DH as very generous

Me Cheetah - a spoof autobiography by 'Cheetah'
Glister - John Burnside
When we were Romans - Matthew Kneale
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
Gods behaving badly - Marie Philips

From SIL

Suite Francais

That little lot will keep me busy for a while.

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BoccaDellaNativita · 27/12/2008 19:29

Turned Out Nice Again: The History of Light Entertainment - Louis Barfe (so non-fiction)

leoleomakingalist · 27/12/2008 17:53

Alan Carr and some £ to spen on Amazon (spent!).

PestoHoHoHoMonster · 27/12/2008 17:46

I am a voracious reader, but yet again I got

NONE

Wheelybug · 27/12/2008 17:32

Quite unusually low on the book front this year.

Sophie Kinsella - Do you remember me ? It was my guilt free boxing day read - read in a day, truly terrible.

Nancy Mitford - In Pursuit of Love. About to start, to make up for above.

£10 book voucher for browsing (DH knows I like to have the excuse to buy books).

Normally get many more than this. Actually there wasn't a lot out that I wanted although lots about to come out in paperback that I want. DH got 5 though and he usually gets 1 !

wheresthehamster · 27/12/2008 17:22

I got Dear Fatty as well.

Capricornia by Xavier Herbert - a history of Australia written in the 1930s but republished. Looks good.

The Appeal by John Grisham. Not enjoying it though - I sneaked a look at the last pages and the baddies win!

Swedes · 27/12/2008 17:20

I got Chocolate & Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren

Frizbe · 27/12/2008 17:18

I got a lot of graphic novels, which dh has decided I should read!!!

Ultimates 1 and 2 (but he did get me the ironman dvd, so acceptable follow on storyline)

Watchmen (film out soon)

X-Men Endangered Species and Messiah Complex oh and Heroes book 2.

Ponders · 27/12/2008 17:17

Only 2 - Bill Bryson's Shakespeare & 60 Years of Woman's Hour.

Scarletibis · 27/12/2008 17:13

The Seance by John Harwood (read a few pages and looks good)
The Outcast by Sadie Jones
Cooking for Friends by Gordon Ramsey

and Dear Fatty by Dawn French

janeite · 26/12/2008 09:54

Only one, unusually - the new Stephen King short story collection. I am saving it for New Year's Eve for an early night!